Girls' name · since 1957
Sulma
Sulma has 414 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sulma is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 414 have been recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sulma has been recorded 414 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2020.
- #13,256 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 414 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sulma ranks #13,256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 414 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sulma's 414 recorded births place it above 81.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sulma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sulma's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sulma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2020
- Peak year (1990)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Sulma by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (138 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Sulma's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sulma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 138 births (33% of all-time use).
Sulma by state
Where Sulma concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 78 | 18.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 14 | 3.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.2% |
78 of 414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sulma's data
- Sulma's decade-level peak was the 1990s (138 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sulmas (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sulma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sulma draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.